apartment /əˈpɑ:tmənt/ n. ［c］ 1.(BrE.)房间(特别是宽敞漂亮的房间，自用或供出租)： When people go to the seaside for a holiday, they may stay at a hotel, but it’s cheaper to take apartments. 人们到海滨度假的时候，可以住在旅馆里；不过住出租房间比较便宜。 2.(AmE.)一层楼公寓；一套房间(=BrE. flat): an apartment house (or building) 公寓(房屋)；公共住宅；a garden apartment 花园公寓 An apartment house is a building with many apartments in it. 公寓就是有许多套房间的建筑。
［辨析］apartment为AmE.，flat为BrE.
